Syncopate (trait skill)

Deafening Drum releases an additional quick wave after a delay. — In-game description

Syncopate

Profession

Mesmer (trait skill list)

Specialization

Troubadour

Trait

 Syncopate

Game link

API

76689

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Syncopate

Deafening Drum releases an additional quick wave after a delay.

 Damage: 266 (1.0)^?

 Damage: 146 (0.55)^?

 Daze: 1 second

 Daze: 0.5½ seconds

 Number of Targets: 5

 Radius: 240

 Defiance Break: 100

— In-game description

Related traits

Domination

• Illusion of Vulnerability — Inflict vulnerability when you interrupt a foe. This trait can only affect enemies with defiance bars once per interval.
• Dazzling — Disabling a foe also applies vulnerability. Disables include stun, daze, knockback, pull, knockdown, sink, float, launch, taunt, and fear.
• Furious Interruption — Gain quickness when you interrupt a foe.
• Vicious Expression — You and your illusions deal increased strike damage to foes without boons. Disabling a foe removes boons from them. Disables include stun, daze, knockback, pull, knockdown, sink, float, launch, taunt, and fear.
• Power Block — Interrupts deal damage and inflict weakness while granting you a damage increase. This trait can only damage enemies with defiance bars once per interval.

Dueling

• Duelist's Discipline — Pistol attacks from you and your illusions have a chance to cause bleeding. Interrupting a foe recharges pistol skills. This trait can only reduce recharge on enemies with defiance bars once per interval.
• Superiority Complex — Your critical hits deal more damage. Critical hit damage against disabled foes, or foes below the health threshold, is further increased. Disabled foes are affected by stun, daze, knockback, pull, knockdown, sink, float, fear, taunt, or launch.
• Ineptitude — Interrupting a foe inflicts blind, and blinding a foe inflicts confusion. This trait can only activate on enemies with defiance bars once per interval.

Chaos

• Chaotic Interruption — When you interrupt a foe, recharge one of your equipped-weapon skills at random. Only affects weapon skills that are recharging.

Troubadour

• Syncopate — Deafening Drum releases an additional quick wave after a delay. Deal damage to enemies you disable.

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
October 28, 2025	Visions of Eternity release: Syncopate has been added to the game.
August 19, 2025	Syncopate was available during the Visions of Eternity elite specialization Beta Event.